Pelican Women’s Championship 2R tied for 7th place
Rookie Allison Corpers cuts 5 shots to lead solo
Ko Jin-young missed the cut with a 3-over par of 143.
[아시아경제 최태원 기자] Kim Hyo-joo (27) tied for 7th, continuing her hopes of a winless escape from the LPGA Tour by Korean players. Ko Jin-young (27) missed the cut in the second tournament after returning due to poor performance.
Kim Hyo-joo shot 1-under par 69 with 3 birdies and 2 bogeys in the 2nd round of the Pelican Women’s Championship (total prize $2 million) held at Pelican Golf Club (par 70, 6268 yards) in Beliair, Florida , USA on the 13th (Korean time).
Kim Hyo-joo, who recorded a running total of 7 under par and 133 strokes, continued in championship competition chasing leader Alison Corpers (USA), who recorded 10 under par and 130 strokes, by 3 strokes .
Since Jeon In-ji (28) won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in June, the Korean players have been “unrelated” in 14 consecutive tournaments for more than four months.
Kim Hyo-joo showed a stable appearance in the first half. Kim Hyo-joo, who started the game on the 1st hole (par 4), cut one stroke each on the 5th hole (par 4) and 9th hole (par 3) and finished the first half with 2 under par.
But the second half was disappointing. On hole 11 (par 4) and hole 13 (par 4), he bogeyed one after another and was unable to close the gap to the leader. By adding a birdie on the 17th hole (par 4), I was able to post a score of less than par.
In the second round, Jeon In-gee recorded a birdie and a bogey, finishing tied on a par 70. He finished in a tie for 20th with a running total of 4 strokes under par 136.
Yang Hee-young (33) tied for 27th with Lydia Ko (New Zealand) and others with a running total of 3 under par and 137 strokes.
Ko Jin-young seems to be unable to break out of slack after a wrist injury. On this day, catching just one bird, she committed 5 bogeys and missed 4 shots. The intermediate total 3 over par 143, tied for 87th, failed to make the cut.
Journalist Choi Tae-won [email protected]
